BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking
(Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,073 | 9,567 | 94.4 | 93.5-95.1 | 506 | 5.6 | 4.9- 6.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,747 | 3,516 | 92.6 | 91.0-94.0 | 231 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.0 |
| Female | 6,326 | 6,051 | 95.9 | 95.1-96.6 | 275 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,416 | 6,996 | 94.2 | 93.4-95.0 | 420 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.6 |
| African American | 1,982 | 1,932 | 95.7 | 93.5-97.2 | 50 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.5 |
| Other | 464 | 433 | 90.8 | 84.3-94.7 | 31 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 156 | 145 | 90.8 | 78.6-96.4 | 11 | 9.2 | 3.6-21.4 |
| No | 9,749 | 9,259 | 94.4 | 93.6-95.2 | 490 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 339 | 317 | 93.0 | 88.3-95.9 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.7 |
| 25-34 | 912 | 860 | 93.6 | 90.7-95.5 | 52 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,525 | 1,443 | 93.0 | 90.5-94.9 | 82 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,105 | 1,990 | 95.2 | 94.1-96.1 | 115 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,197 | 2,074 | 95.0 | 93.7-96.0 | 123 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 |
| 65+ | 2,995 | 2,883 | 96.0 | 95.0-96.9 | 112 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,301 | 1,254 | 92.2 | 87.7-95.2 | 47 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,035 | 2,904 | 94.6 | 92.9-95.9 | 131 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,527 | 2,392 | 94.5 | 93.0-95.6 | 135 | 5.5 | 4.4- 7.0 |
| College Graduate | 3,185 | 2,992 | 94.8 | 93.8-95.7 | 193 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 995 | 967 | 95.5 | 92.2-97.5 | 28 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,444 | 1,395 | 93.6 | 89.7-96.1 | 49 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,131 | 1,094 | 96.9 | 95.2-98.0 | 37 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,442 | 1,377 | 94.6 | 92.0-96.4 | 65 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,665 | 3,388 | 93.3 | 92.2-94.3 | 277 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 727 | 705 | 97.1 | 95.3-98.2 | 22 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 |
| Appalachia II | 687 | 664 | 94.7 | 90.8-97.0 | 23 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.2 |
| Appalachia III | 510 | 494 | 94.9 | 89.1-97.7 | 16 | 5.1 | 2.3-10.9 |
| Catawba | 414 | 395 | 95.5 | 92.2-97.5 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,265 | 1,214 | 95.9 | 94.3-97.0 | 51 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.7 |
| Low Country | 1,189 | 1,097 | 93.3 | 90.9-95.1 | 92 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 |
| Palmetto | 822 | 764 | 93.0 | 90.5-94.9 | 58 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 |
| Pee Dee | 787 | 759 | 94.7 | 91.8-96.6 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.2 |
| Trident | 1,208 | 1,118 | 91.3 | 88.3-93.5 | 90 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 606 | 586 | 97.2 | 95.4-98.3 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.6 |
| Waccamaw | 1,231 | 1,166 | 93.9 | 91.8-95.5 | 65 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 |
| Wateree | 497 | 479 | 95.4 | 92.1-97.3 | 18 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,333 | 1,291 | 97.1 | 96.0-98.0 | 42 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.0 |
| Region II | 1,197 | 1,158 | 94.8 | 91.8-96.8 | 39 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.2 |
| Region III | 1,236 | 1,159 | 93.8 | 91.9-95.3 | 77 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.1 |
| Region IV | 1,284 | 1,238 | 95.0 | 92.9-96.5 | 46 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.1 |
| Region V | 1,265 | 1,214 | 95.9 | 94.3-97.0 | 51 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.7 |
| Region VI | 1,231 | 1,166 | 93.9 | 91.8-95.5 | 65 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 |
| Region VII | 1,208 | 1,118 | 91.3 | 88.3-93.5 | 90 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,189 | 1,097 | 93.3 | 90.9-95.1 | 92 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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